Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
BOOM The BELT LINE
40 OPPOSITION wosT4 NeNTioNlNa
so.as II ths REssisioHs a tae PROPOSES
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the.- sssl lest - asssa. is sud anlsss -
frieais c0zas 70 toe ifent aGd mSet iAs o.
iectt9as tas gr4sisx q fae franchise =
liable 70 C esl4yss That lie property
osasEs interested. aad 80 Es9pis gen
crazy are 80 sE- 11t1tiszif ~ tzfor 81 t--
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u4luses ol ns2ry every elsi1rss
man xnl ngla 90 lzn4l-st.. ron ? are-
Hotel g. shs CHAIR factory. sire secusel %
petition ASKING fle LoancA - sf4lI me
franchise tomorrow nis1t
RE ordiaau1s B. oeins lraitsi and . 8
underwood LAT - provisions 81 e--A-
lusllg dispose 90 he objections - rAe fle
Fa ssi bv Alderman ns6rssf l4si Monday
nishl f. > proposed % make The pro-
visions OF tae ordnance - binding that tie
Fosd sill be operated slth little oF 40 lu-
/ tzrferencs Nsh Jae use II the streets AID
/ nritzes By the general puslie The
mcfessat o. ears oy locomotive
poser will - restricted 20 certain
hour.. probably from or .
I o'clock IN ms evening until or o'clock
/ il the morning and the rate 0f speed VIII
/ D. med - low a. 70 MAKE accidents alto
Eelhef impfooaole. Tue ordinance NIL re-
i qulFe Lat frogs 21e switches s1Al oe prop
eriy blocked 80 that vehicles can Dc s4isly
I driven over then aud the sids tracks must
Be 80 arranged a. . interfere as little as
L possible wgIn he use o. the streets for other
purposes.
It IS proposed % pat clause IA the ordi-
/ nance permitting Only lsrge and powerful
/ engines 70 DC used % the line, "a
or--r that loaded cars NAV Be
really moved ~ low speed without
| the pufling. blowing and shipping OF cnv-
I rrs thai 0itea occurs when sinsl engines
are gsed f5r switching purposes. With
| proper rsstrietlons ia the ordinance. the
| projectors claim that tae rO4a can be ooer-
! a.sd with less Inconvenience to the puc!'c
| than would be experienced with line Oh
horse ears over thessame route.
IL IS stated that some OF the opponents OF
| the road are trying u make II appear that
| the project IL a scheme To- obtain route 70
I The Union Depot for the Detroit, Grand
! aaveu & Milwaukee road. The projectors
| have been actua Ell 0y no such purpose and
| the e and Trunk managers have had nOta
/ lng.to Do with the organlzation OF the com
| pany, bat 10 WOalG not damage the factories
Oa the canals. the river and hent-st. 10 any
| great Sxtent % nave direct connection with
the D.. e. II & ". road. Ihat there is 10
scheme OF any kind behind the project Is
showa by the names Of the men who are
interested il the company. They are men
who transac. business openly and ABOVE
board. and people who know them will not
believe that they will be found advocating
any improvement shat Will moi
benefit the city al large. The names o. ths
stockholders are, George 81. BTiggs, 81 l.
sweet. K. T. 3 ltterworth, L. III. Whitney 4
Co, Phil c. Fuller, Hsryery J. HOLSTER, /
II. Weston, Lstslii-r & White. Wilder D
Stevens, o. ;. Waters, 81. Z. Bissell. AdGlOl
Leitslt, Charles For. C. c. Comstock. Z. II.
Foote. Elias Matter, julius Houseman
George r. Bus,. A. B. Watson. Valley City
Milling Company, J.. w. Wolco.t. y. +
Swest, Henry Grnnsn. James +. Nelson
J. c. Mckee and George w. Gay.
The following stockholders compose I'd.
Board OF Directors. julius Honsec>an, Geo
G. Briggs joseph c, Mckee, l.. FL Whitney
/ Geo. w Say Martin L. Sweet Z. {. Com
( | stock. T. stewart White AM u. r. Bssel
Toe officers are: President, George @
Briggs. Vice President Joseph c. Mckee
Treasurer. L. RI. Wlihey; Secretary. 4. q
HOdenpyl.
The business men claim that the con
structiou OF this road would be OF NOR
benefit 10 the city than any public i'm
provsment ever proposed. and that whil
10 such improvement can Do made with
cut interfering with the use of streets an
sllsys 70 some extend they believe that th'
advantages IN this cSse will De SO mucl
greater than the IncOnvenienccs rs Z
aake the latter hardly worth co3sl1ecatiOn
IL IL conceded by all that the building OF til,
road would greatly enhance the value O
manufacturing institutions now establishs,
aud would undoubtedly lead 10 the esta D
lshment Of many mere along IA
hne. As Alderman Shsusha'
said at the Council meeting las. Monda,
evening, those who favor tue building 0
. the road, not Oniv consider the advantage
! 10 b derived 81 present. bet they thiuK Q
the future and c.sim that tie benefits who
? the city would receive within tea gear
after me completion o. the road cannot h
estimated. They oe.i-ye ths, q would ten
1 10 drsw outside capital % the CITY, Undue
new factories 10 I1cafe mere and give Il
I | manufacturing interests Of the city boon
that cCuli not - otherwise than suDstau
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